Jim Bottomley

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Jim Bottomley was an American Hall of Fame first baseman best known for his powerful hitting with the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1920s and 1930s.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball first baseman
baseball player
human
bats left
battedCleanup true
battingAverage .310
battingTitle National League RBI leader
birthDate 1900-04-23
birthPlace Oglesby, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1959-12-11
deathPlace Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
fullName James Leroy Bottomley NERFINISHED
givenName James
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameCategory player
hallOfFameMethodOfElection Veterans Committee NERFINISHED
homeRuns 219
inductedIntoHallOfFame 1974
jerseyNumber 4
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED
St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED
St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED
MLBDebutLeague National League NERFINISHED
MLBDebutTeam St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED
MVPAward National League Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED
MVPYear 1928
nickname Sunny Jim NERFINISHED
notableFor power hitting
run production
occupation professional baseball player
playedForMinorLeagueTeam Houston Buffaloes NERFINISHED
Syracuse Stars NERFINISHED
playedInEra 1920s
1930s
position first baseman
RBILeaderSeason 1928
recordDate 1924-09-16
runsBattedIn 1422
setsRecord 12 runs batted in in a single game
sport baseball
teamDuringRecord St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1926
1931

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1928 World Series notablePlayer Jim Bottomley